diff --git a/libraries/libim/io/impl/filestream.cpp b/libraries/libim/io/impl/filestream.cpp
index a5a91cf..0a3a06f 100644
--- a/libraries/libim/io/impl/filestream.cpp
+++ b/libraries/libim/io/impl/filestream.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
         mode(mode),
         filePath(std::move(fp))
     {
-        if(truncate && mode != Read) {
-            std::filesystem::remove(filePath);
-        }
-
         auto flags = [&]()
         {
             switch (mode)
@@ -85,12 +81,11 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
                 return static_cast<DWORD>(-1);
             #else
             case Read:      return O_RDONLY;
-            case Write:     return O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
-            case ReadWrite: return O_RDWR   | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
+            case Write:     return O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
+            case ReadWrite: return O_RDWR   | O_CREAT;
             default:
                 return -1;
             #endif
-
             }
         }();
 
@@ -105,15 +100,15 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
            to flag param of function CreateFileX.
            See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-flushfilebuffers#remarks
         */
+        DWORD dwCreationDisposition = flags == GENERIC_READ ? OPEN_EXISTING : OPEN_ALWAYS;
         #if _WIN32_WINNT >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8
             std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>> converter;
             std::wstring wPath = converter.from_bytes(filePath.c_str());
-
             hFile = CreateFile2(
                         wPath.c_str(),
                         flags,
                         FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                        (flags == GENERIC_READ ? OPEN_EXISTING : OPEN_ALWAYS),
+                        dwCreationDisposition,
                         nullptr
                     );
         #else
@@ -121,10 +116,10 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
                         filePath.c_str(),
                         flags,
                         FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                        NULL,
-                        (flags == GENERIC_READ ? OPEN_EXISTING : OPEN_ALWAYS),
+                        nullptr,
+                        dwCreationDisposition,
                         FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
-                        NULL
+                        nullptr
                     );
         #endif
 
@@ -132,6 +127,11 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
             throw FileStreamError(getLastErrorAsString());
         }
 
+        /* Truncate file if writable */
+        if ((flags & GENERIC_WRITE) && truncate && !SetEndOfFile(hFile)) {
+            throw FileStreamError(getLastErrorAsString());
+        }
+
         /* Get file size */
         LARGE_INTEGER lSize {{0, 0}};
         if(!GetFileSizeEx(hFile, &lSize)) {
@@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
             fileSize = lSize.LowPart;
         #endif
 
-    #else // Not Win
+    #else // Unix
         /* Open file */
+        if (mode != Read && truncate) {
+            flags |= O_TRUNC;
+        }
+
         fd = open(filePath.c_str(), flags, (mode_t)0600);
         if (fd == -1) {
             throw FileStreamError(strerror(errno));
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ struct FileStream::FileStreamImpl
     #ifdef OS_WINDOWS
         LARGE_INTEGER li;
         li.QuadPart = offset;
-        li.LowPart = SetFilePointer(hFile, li.LowPart, &li.HighPart, FILE_BEGIN);
+        li.LowPart  = SetFilePointer(hFile, li.LowPart, &li.HighPart, FILE_BEGIN);
         if (li.LowPart == INVALID_SET_FILE_POINTER && GetLastError() != NO_ERROR) {
     #else
         auto off = lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
diff --git a/programs/cndtool/main.cpp b/programs/cndtool/main.cpp
index faceedf..0b87770 100644
--- a/programs/cndtool/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/cndtool/main.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ std::size_t extractAnimations(const InputStream& istream, const std::string& out
         }
 
         std::string keyFilePath(keyDir + "/" + key.name());
-        OutputFileStream ofs(std::move(keyFilePath));
+        OutputFileStream ofs(std::move(keyFilePath), /*truncate=*/true);
         key.serialize(TextResourceWriter(ofs), keyHeaderComment);
     }
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ std::size_t extractMaterials(const InputStream& istream, const std::string& outD
         }
 
         std::string matFilePath(matDir + "/" + mat.name());
-        mat.serialize(OutputFileStream(std::move(matFilePath)));
+        mat.serialize(OutputFileStream(std::move(matFilePath), /*truncate=*/true));
 
         if(opt.verboseOutput)
         {
@@ -759,14 +759,14 @@ std::size_t extractSounds(const InputStream& istream, const std::string& outDir,
             std::cout << "Extracting sound: " << s.name() << std::endl;
         }
 
-        OutputFileStream ofs(outPath.append(s.name()));
+        OutputFileStream ofs(outPath.append(s.name()), /*truncate=*/true);
         s.serialize(ofs, Sound::SerializeFormat::IndyWV);
         outPath = outPath.parent_path();
 
         /* Save in WAV format */
         if(opt.sound.convertToWav)
         {
-            OutputFileStream ofs(wavDir.append(s.name()));
+            OutputFileStream ofs(wavDir.append(s.name()), /*truncate=*/true);
             s.serialize(ofs, Sound::SerializeFormat::WAV);
             wavDir = wavDir.parent_path();
         }
diff --git a/programs/cndtool/patch.h b/programs/cndtool/patch.h
index db790ca..cbd7572 100644
--- a/programs/cndtool/patch.h
+++ b/programs/cndtool/patch.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using namespace libim::utils;
 
             /* Open new output cnd file */
             const std::string patchedCndFile = cndFile + ".patched";
-            OutputFileStream ofstream(patchedCndFile);
+            OutputFileStream ofstream(patchedCndFile, /*truncate=*/true);
 
             /* Copy input cnd file to output stream until materials section */
             const auto matSectionOffset = CND::getOffset_Materials(ifstream);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ using namespace libim::utils;
 
             /* Open new output cnd file */
             const std::string patchedCndFile = cndFile + ".patched";
-            OutputFileStream ofstream(patchedCndFile);
+            OutputFileStream ofstream(patchedCndFile, /*truncate=*/true);
 
             /* Copy input cnd file to output stream until materials section */
             const auto keySectionOffset = CND::getOffset_Keyframes(ifstream, cndHeader);
diff --git a/programs/gobext/main.cpp b/programs/gobext/main.cpp
index af96d0f..be5260e 100644
--- a/programs/gobext/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/gobext/main.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool extractGob(std::shared_ptr<const GobFileDirectory> gobDir, std::string outD
             }
 
             /* Open output file stream */
-            OutputFileStream ofs(outPath);
+            OutputFileStream ofs(outPath, /*truncate=*/true);
 
             /* Write entry to file */
             ByteArray buffer(4096);